Category Archives: Photographic Philosophy

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Changing Attitude on Film

Lately, I’ve noticed that I’m shooting less and less digital stuff and thinking more and more about shooting film. That kind of surprises me. While I never really abandoned film after I started shooting digital, […]

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Why I Shoot RAW

Jim Grey of the wonderful Down the Road blog left a comment on yesterday’s post about JPG and RAW. I totally understand where he’s coming from. Shooting RAW definitely adds to the workload of a […]

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Evolution of an Old Image

Yesterday, I set about the business of printing one of my most printed photos again. Welcome Back, #346! has always been one of my most popular images and has been the print that has sold […]

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One Image, One Story: The Stuff Right Under Your Feet

In a previous post, I discussed the virtues of re-visiting familiar places instead of seeking out new ones on photographic outings. This post is going to add another dimension to that idea. I find that […]

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The Golden Minute

Photographers like to talk about the “golden hour.” That first hour of light after sunrise and the last hour before sunset is certainly magical. I think I like to take that a step further sometimes […]

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Photography in the time of Covid-19

Fog of Covid IsolationThe tree outside of the balcony where I’m self isolating as my part of the Covid-19 response forms a silhouette against a foggy blue hour morning.Nikon Coolpix A Like much of the […]

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Accepting Limitations

This photo was taken shortly after we set sail aboard the Sapphire Princess for a cruise to Alaska. Photo taken July 26th, 2008. One of the things I’ve tried to learn and I’m still trying […]

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One Image, One Story: Custom Bike in Olde Town Arvada

I can’t remember this gentleman’s name but he was a fixture around Olde Towne Arvada. And maybe he still is. I don’t think he’d fit in quite as well if he was, though. Ever since […]

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Interpretations of the Everyday

The escalator at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado abstracted to a small degree by a long shutter speed of 4 seconds. Photo taken July 16th, 2011. One of the tricks I try to […]

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One Image, One Story – Horse in Morning Fog

A horse stands alertly with morning fog behind it near the town of Tolland, Colorado on 4th of July, 2008. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been working my way through my Lightroom catalog […]